Rory Naismith: Offa King of the Mercians (796)

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Apr 21, 202654:40Society & Culture

This week the Cambridge professor Rory Naismith takes us back to the eighth century to glimpse what we can of Offa King of the Mercians. Offa was a mighty figure in this early moment in the history of Britain and he is r...

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